Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her crest is short and white. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 22000 cp.

Description: This woman wears baggy blue pantaloons and a white scarf. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. Amber (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 8 Acid flasks.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is auburn and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Robert speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a Servant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Butcher uniform. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Tanner, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her red hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ownka is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Ribbles was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.